Nicole Uphoff-Becker
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Other |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Nicole•Uphoff-Becker (-Selke) |
| Used name | Nicole•Uphoff-Becker |
| Born | 25 January 1967 in Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER) |
| Measurements | 173 cm / 60 kg |
| Affiliations | FTR Mülheim, Mülheim an der Ruhr (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany  West Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 4 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 4 |
Biography
A dressage rider, Nicole Uphoff won her first international event in 1987 aboard Rembrandt. It presaged her dominance of dressage for the coming years. In both 1992 and 1996 she won the individual dressage gold medal and helped Germany to the team title at the Olympics. She repeated her double victories at the 1989 Europeans and 1990 World Championships. Nationally, she won the titles 1988-89 and 1993. She retired after the 1996 Olympic Games, marrying German Olympic show jumper Otto Becker but also divorced.
Uphoff-Selke later led a marketing company together with her second husband. She also worked with several German TV channels to comment the CHIO at Aachen.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) | FRG |
Nicole Uphoff | |||
| Individual, Open (Olympic) | Rembrandt | 1 | Gold | |||
| Team, Open (Olympic) | Rembrandt / West Germany | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) | GER |
Nicole Uphoff | |||
| Individual, Open (Olympic) | Rembrandt | 1 | Gold | |||
| Team, Open (Olympic) | Rembrandt / Germany | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) | GER |
Nicole Uphoff-Becker | |||
| Individual, Open (Olympic) | Rembrandt | 14 |
Other participations
| Games | Role | NOC | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony | GER |
Nicole Uphoff-Becker |
Olympic family relations
- Wife (divorced) of Otto Becker